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Mar 11, 2019

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7:01AM

Prajnesh Gunneswaran stuns Nikoloz Basilashvili at Indian Wells

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In tennis, Indian qualifier Prajnesh Gunneswaran achieved the biggest win of his career when he stunningly knocked world number 18 Nikoloz Basilashvili out of the Indian Wells ATP Masters event in the USA.

Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, Prajnesh secured a hard-fought 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 victory over the Georgian in two hours 32 minutes. Prajnesh will next face world number 89 Croatia's Ivo Karlovic in the third round.

India's Rohan Bopanna also advanced to the second round with his partner Denis Shapovalov after stunning second-seeded pair of Scotland's Jamie Murray and Brazil's Bruno Soares 6-4, 6-4 in their opening match. They will now take on star pairing of Novak Djokovic and Fabio Fognini today.